To inherit
κληρονομέωStrong’s G2816klēronomeō
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Klēronomeō is the Greek word usually translated “inherit”, “do inherit” and “may inherit”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “inherit”, “do inherit” and “may inherit”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will inherit 6
- to inherit 3
- will i inherit 2
- do inherit 1
- i may inherit 1
- does inherit 1
- he has inherited 1
- inheriting 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 4
- Matthew 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Luke 2
- Galatians 2
- Mark 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
- Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Mark 10:17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
- Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
- Luke 18:18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Greek dictionary
κληρονομέω klēronomeō · to inherit
κληρονομέω, -ῶ (κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for יָרַשׁ, also for נָחַל, etc. ;] 1. to receive by lot. 2. to inherit (in cl., usually with genitive of thing(s)): absol., Gal.4:30 (LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as Deu.4:5, al., cf. Psa.25:3, Isa.61:7): with accusative of thing(s) (as generally in late Gk., see M, Pr., 65), of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Psa.37:11, Sir.4:13 37:26, and see Dalman, Words, 125 ff.) and its blessings and privileges, τ. γῆν, Mat.5:5 (cf. LXX); τ. βασιλείαν, β. θεοῦ, Mat.25:34, 1Co.6:9-10 15:50, Gal.5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mat.19: …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inherit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INHER'IT, verb transitive
[Latin hoeres, an heir. See Heir.]
- To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by succession, as the representative of the former possessor; to receive, as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease.
- To receive by nature from a progenitor.
- To possess; to enjoy; to take as a possession, by gift or divine appropriation; as, to inherit everlasting life; to inherit the promises.“--That thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee” Deuteronomy 16:20“The meek shall inherit the earth” Matthew 5:5
All definitions and other forms of “inherit”
INHER'IT, verb intransitive
To take or have possession or property.
- “--Thou shall not inherit in our father's house” Judges 11:2
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.